DDAs make it easy to access and work with existing databases through a Web page or desktop program written specifically for your processes.

A custom data-driven application can aid your employees in their work on a common set of data, or provide customers with access to a selected view of your company's information.

A data-driven application that has access to the Internet or is itself a Web application offers the advantage of providing real-time data to employees or customers.

Examples of data-driven applications are:

• Point-of-sale applications that calculate and record data as sales are processed by employees. From this application reports can be generated at the end of each sales period to track progress.
• Contact management software that holds all business contacts in an Internet-enabled database, allowing sales agents on the road to report their sales leads and expenses.
• A Web application that allows customers to login and change their preferred billing address. Allowing customers access to their profile through a Web application will save the time that an employee might spend keying in a 'change of address' form.

Echidna consultants can help you analyze your corporate data and determine how a data-driven application can be used to benefit your customers or employees.

Please feel free to contact us for more information.